James R. Leverette

Beginning his executive search career in 1988, Mr. Leverette has been responsible for providing professional representation and guidance in all areas of the retained executive search process.

He has successfully represented both public and privately held companies spanning traditional industry and technology sectors in the process of finding and attracting highly talented candidates on a worldwide basis. This includes Board members, C-Level executives and their direct reports, as well as General Managers and Vice Presidents in all functional and technical areas.

In addition to his work with top Fortune 500 organizations, his search practice includes supporting emerging growth, pre-IPO and venture capital funded start-up companies. As a certified personnel consultant, he is experienced in both functional and behavioral-based interviewing, evaluation and leadership assessment. These abilities are underscored by a strong specialization in conducting “classic” research-driven executive search that is both systematic and industry-wide.

Finally, James is a recognized thought leader on a broad range of topics covering current business conditions, trends in leadership, executive hiring and compensation related matters. He has published numerous articles and has been interviewed for his viewpoints by such prominent publications as The Wall Street Journal, CareerJournal (from The Wall Street Journal), The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal and Workindex - The Human Resource Magazine. In addition, he has been a monthly columnist and requested writer for The Technology Magazine that has circulation covering the states of California, Colorado, Illinois and Texas.

Prior to co-founding Randall James Monroe, Inc., Mr. Leverette was a Partner and Senior Vice President of THE BROADMOOR GROUP, L.L.C., an international, U.S. based retained executive search consultancy.

Outside of his business consulting and advisory role he is an active Partner in Dallas Social Venture Partners, a venture philanthropy organization—followed by membership on the Tech Titans Committee and Executive Advisory Council for the Center for Executive Options.